‘Sunny day’ high tide floods are on the rise along U.S. coasts

By 2050, sea level rise could make such flooding a new normal, a NOAA report warns

flooding in Miami Beach

UNDER WATER  Seawater inundates a street in Miami Beach on June 27, 2018, at high tide. A new NOAA report suggests that by 2019 the southeastern United States will experience a 190 percent increase in the number of days with high tide floods relative to 2000.

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As sea levels continue to rise, many coastal U.S.